Cardiac arrest Coverage

Suspicious death under investigation in Durham

According to Durham police, officers responded shortly before 1:23 p.m. Sunday to a cardiac arrest on the 300 block of Kilarney Drive. Police found the victim unresponsive and EMS transported the victim to the hospital, where they were pronounced deceased.

Man saddled with medical debt after near-death experiences, until 5 On Your Side stepped in

Jerry Elliot looked death in the face twice. Soon after, the Durham man began to struggle with incorrect medical bills.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

WRAL 5 On Your Side helps solve medical bill mixup

An incredible coincidence saved a man's life, until a medical bill nightmare began. Watch 5 on Your Side get big results, on WRAL-TV at 6.

Student-athletes twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest, WakeMed offers free EKG screenings

WakeMed offered free EKG screenings on Thursday for young athletes in response to the recent case of LeBron James' son, Bronny, who suffered sudden cardiac arrest during practice.

Brett Knese, WRAL reporter

17-year-old cheerleader goes into cardiac arrest during warm-up at Raleigh high school

A 17-year-old Harnett County cheerleader is recovering at Duke Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest during a recent competition.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Recognizing the symptoms of a heart attack or cardiac arrest on National Wear Red Day

February 3 is National Wear Red Day, a reminder that women are just as much at risk of heart disease as men. WRAL's Megan Glova reports it's important for everyone to know what to do when someone is having a heart crisis.

Raleigh doctor explains what may have caused Bills safety Damar Hamlin to suffer cardiac arrest

WakeMed emergency medicine physician Dr. Graham Snyder joined WRAL News at 7 to discuss what may have caused Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin to suffer cardiac arrest.

NBC medical correspondent explains Hamlin's collapse

NBC's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. John Torres appeared on thr TODAY Show to explain what could have caused cardiac arrest after Damar Hamlin was hit on the football field.

'State of the Heart' addresses the history, future of cardiac disease

Dr. Haider Warraich discusses cardiac disease in his new book. The launch party will be at North Hills' Quail Ridge Books.

UNC Hospitals temporarily halts some children's heart surgeries after concerns raised

UNC Children's Hospital announced Monday that it will "temporarily pause" some heart surgeries on young patients following a recent report that children with complex heart conditions had been dying at higher than expected rates following surgery.

North Carolina to Investigate After Concerns Raised at Children's Hospital

North Carolina's secretary of health on Friday called for an investigation into a hospital where doctors had suspected children with complex heart conditions had been dying at higher than expected rates after undergoing heart surgery.

Ellen Gabler, New York Times

Hope for tiny hearts at NC Children's Hospital, then trouble

Audio recordings provided to The New York Times offer a rare, unfiltered look inside North Carolina Children's Hospital as physicians weighed their ethical obligations to patients while their bosses also worried about harming the surgical program.

Ellen Gabler, New York Times

Two DOT workers save man in cardiac arrest on side of I-795

Two state Department of Transportation employees helped save a man having a heart attack on the side of an interstate.

Deborah Strange, Digital journalist

She Helped Save Her Husband's Life With CPR, Then Gave Birth to Their Son

Ashley Goette of West St. Paul, Minnesota, is being compared to a superhero these days, and not just because she's a new mother. (Although her 22 hours of labor alone would qualify.) It's because in the span of four days, she not only gave birth to her first child but also saved her husband's life.

Christina Caron, New York Times

New protocol, along with extraordinary good luck and skill, saves a life

Cape Fear Valley EMS uses a new cardiac arrest protocol of administering a single dose of epinephrine rather than a dose every three to five minutes.

Jane Albright, freelance reporter

Local group celebrates efforts to protect student-athletes from sudden cardiac arrest, gears up for more work

In the past year, Christ Saves Hearts has been working with state legislators on efforts to provide more help to student-athletes.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor